1. Planning Commission

    The Lewis County Planning Commission is providing options for public access to the meeting in person, online and by phone. Planning Commission meetings take place at the Lewis County Community Development & Environmental Health Building at 125 NW Chehalis Ave, Chehalis. Alternatively, the public may participate via Zoom using the information in the Meeting Agenda.Meeting Materials:Agenda - 02/24/2026Public Benefit Rating System OverviewPublic Benefit Rating System SubmittalShort Term Rental (STR) Advisory Group ApplicationsDraft Meeting Notes – January 27, 2026


    Community Development - Nov. 4, 2025, 11:09 a.m.

  2. Transfer stations are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

    Transfer stations in Centralia and Morton are closed today, Jan. 19, 2026, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. They will resume regular hours on Tuesday.


    Solid Waste - Sept. 8, 2025, 11:34 a.m.

  3. *Budget & Levies Hearings

    Please see the attached agenda.Please click on the following to review the corresponding documentsJUNIOR TAXING DISTRICT LEVIESResolution 25-340: Certify the property tax levies for junior taxing districts for collection in 2026 LEWIS COUNTY ANNUAL BUDGET FOR 2026 (HEARING)Resolution 25-341: Adopt the annual budget of Lewis County for the calendar year of 2026 LC PROPERTY TAX BUDGETS AND LEVIES FOR CURRENT EXPENSE AND ROADS (HEARING)Resolution 25-342: Property tax budgets and levies for Current Expense and Road Fund for 2026Additional Lewis County budget / levy documents


    Commissioners - Nov. 26, 2025, 4:50 p.m.

  4. Planning Commission

    The Lewis County Planning Commission is providing options for public access to the meeting in person, online and by phone. Planning Commission meetings take place at the Lewis County Community Development & Environmental Health Building at 125 NW Chehalis Ave, Chehalis. Alternatively, the public may participate via Zoom using the information in the Meeting Agenda.Agenda - 07/08/2025Meeting Notes - 07/08/2025Staff Presentation: Comprehensive Plan Development Regulations2025-07-08 Testimony To-Date


    Community Development - Jan. 9, 2025, 3:13 p.m.

  5. Maps

    Please Click on the Map Links below to find evacuation routes, flood maps, etc. Packwood Lehar Evacuation RoutesSouth Packwood to Carr Road Lehar Evacuation RoutesRandle Lehar Evacuation RoutesEarthquake Isolation 2021 4ftEarthquake Isolation 2021 9ft


    Emergency Management - May 21, 2018, 1:39 p.m.

  6. About the Coroner

    Location/Contact:The Lewis County Coroner's Office is located at 585 NW Center Street, Chehalis, WA 98532.Telephone number: 360-740-1376. If there is no answer, please call Central Dispatch at 360-740-1105 and ask to have the on-call Deputy Coroner call you back.Coroner:Warren McLeod has been the elected Coroner since January 2011.Coroner Bio:Warren was born and raised in the Boston area where he worked as an EMT for 14 years for volunteer and private ambulances services and finally for the City of Boston EMS. He was also an Auxiliary/Reserve police officer in a small town north of Boston for 9 years graduating from the …


    Coroner - May 8, 2015, 12:41 p.m.

  7. Work Crew

    Jerry Elliot (360) 740-2680 Jerry.Elliot@lewiscountywa.govLewis County Juvenile Court strives to teach youth the importance of:day reporting skillswhat it means to work on a teamhow to work within the communityhow to gain essential job skills.WHAT IS WORK CREW?The Lewis County Work Crew Program is an alternative sanction to traditional incarceration within the juvenile detention facility. Youth sentenced to serve time in the detention center, may have the opportunity to serve a portion of their sentence in the Work Crew Program. It also provides youth on probation, At Risk-Youth, and participants in the Diversion Program, the opportunity to earn community service hours …


    Juvenile Court - Oct. 31, 2014, 2:27 p.m.

  8. Fee Schedule

    Paper Copy Fee 15 cents / page Scan Page Fee for Electronic Format 10 cents / page Electronic Delivery (E-Mail) Fee 5 cents / 4 files* Electronic Records Transmission 10 cents / gigabyte Storage Media / Container / Envelope / Postage / Delivery Charge Actual Cost * For purposes of calculating fees, an electronic “file” shall contain no more than one document and/or e-mail.NOTE: Charges will be combined if more than one type of charge applies.


    Public Records - July 15, 2021, 11:40 a.m.

  9. Lewis County Clerk

    About Contact The County Clerk is one of several independent, elected officials provided by the Washington State Constitution (Article IV, Sec 26), with specific and special duties assigned by statute, as well as local and state court rules... more » Clerk Law & Justice Center, 2nd Floor 345 W. Main Street Chehalis, WA, 98532 (360) 740-2704 Contact the Clerk News FREE LEGAL CLINICS AVAILABLE Clerk | July 16, 2025 More Posts Contact the Clerk's Office Scott Tinney, Clerk Law & Justice Center, 2nd Floor 345 W. Main Street Chehalis, WA, 98532 (360) 740-2704 Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday …


    Clerk - Jan. 23, 2019, 4:12 p.m.

  10. Transfer stations open today; administration office closed

    Lewis County transfer stations in Centralia and Morton are open regular hours today, Nov. 28. The administration office at the transfer station in Centralia, however, is closed. It will return to regular hours on Monday, Dec. 1.


    Solid Waste - July 1, 2025, 11:11 a.m.